Manufacturing Engineer I – Shift B

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the SH Division.  In Abbott’s Structural Heart (SH) business, our purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

As the Manufacturing Engineer I, you will develop and implement optimal, cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods in accordance with product specifications and quality standards; recommends and implements improvements to production processes, methods and controls; is also responsible for the activities related to installation and validation of production lines as well as the lifecycle management of equipment.

What You’ll Do

• Daily support to the manufacturing activities in order to meet established goals for safety, quality, cost and production.

• Maintains systems that support the monitoring of key performance indicators such as yield, nonconforming material or Leadtime. If indicators show an adverse trend, works with the functional team to plan and implement appropriate changes.
• Understands product cost components and its interactions, (direct & indirect material costs, MUV, labor, overhead). Uses product cost knowledge to identify risks and opportunities.

• Keeps equipment operational by coordinating calibration, maintenance and repair services; following manufacturer's instructions and established procedures; requesting special service when needed.

• Performs installation/validation activities for new or existent production lines, meeting regulatory requirements. That includes equipment, process, product and test method validations.

• Estimates validation activities cost and assures it is budgeted withing financial cycle.

• Identifies, selects, and purchases equipment/fixtures according to production requirements, due to obsolescence, redundancy or line capacity expansion.

• Participates in the identification and investigation of non-conforming products. Uses Root cause problem solving techniques to identify and eliminate causes, implements controls and define preventive activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM careers.
• Participant of Abbott internship program or technician with 100% courses completed of a STEM career bachelor’s degree program and currently studying (final project in process).   
• 0-2 years of manufacturing/process.
• Statistical techniques knowledge (DOE, SPC) is required. PE license is a plus. Computer software knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point). 
• Willing to travel.
• Intermediate command of English language.

Preferred Qualifications

• Desired experience in validation plans for medical industry products and processes and root cause problem solving methodologies
• Knowledge of FDA, GMP and ISO guidelines.
• US Visa and passport up to date.

SHIFT

B: Monday to Friday 3:30 pm to 10:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Works 100% on site

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